Our mission is to promote and support institutional courage and effective action regarding sexual misconduct in schools by providing practices, insights and resources that reduce incidents and promote healing when incidents occur.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
54¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$116K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2022 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
4 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $15K a year · 4% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
54%
of spending
Worth a look: 54% of spending went to programs; under 65%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$116K
to officers and key staff · 28% of spending
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 28% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
10 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 10.0 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
5
named funders · $123K
Looks good: 5 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$3K
0.9% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 1% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
8
of 8 voting members
Looks good: 8 of 8 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$427K
+14% vs prior year
Spent
$416K
To programs
54%
Net assets
$342K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$427K
FY2022▲ +14%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$244K
FY2021$376K
FY2022$427K
FY2023$368K
FY2024$581K
FY2025$614K
Expenses
$416K
FY2022▲ +33%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$22K
FY2021$312K
FY2022$416K
FY2023$527K
FY2024$519K
FY2025$721K
Net assets
$342K
FY2022▲ +3%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$268K
FY2021$332K
FY2022$342K
FY2023$183K
FY2024$245K
FY2025$138K

From the FY2022 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Feb 2020.

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Where the money goes

54 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 54% · $226K Management & general 27% · $114K Fundraising 18% · $76K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

8 people listed on the 990; $116K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President & CEO
$116,370Pt VII · Sec A
Board Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Jamie Forbes’s $150K as President & CEO is at the 98th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2168 $100K–1M human services nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Jamie Forbes$150,000$130,000$130,000$116,370$115,000
Amy Wheeler$150,000$130,000$126,667——

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Questions the 990 asks

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

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1 program · $226K · in their own filed words · FY2022
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During our fourth year, Learning Courage signed four schools for membership and renewed four schools bringing our membership to 14. We held one successful virtual fundraising event. We continued working on our climate survey that will be used in schools to gauge their school environment with the research division of Indiana University.

$226Kprogram expense

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Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
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By the numbers

The FY2022 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$427K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$190K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$190K
Other incomeLn 4–11$47K
Money outPt IX
$416K
Ln 25
Programscol B$226K
Managementcol C$114K
Fundraisingcol D$76K
Owns and owesPt X
$342K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$345K
Total assetsLn 16$345K
LiabilitiesLn 26$3K
PeoplePt VI, VII
8
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a8
IndependentVI 1b8
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$190K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$190K
Other incomeLn 4–11$47K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$427K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$345K
SavingsLn 2$0
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$345K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$345K
LiabilitiesLn 26$3K
Net assetsLn 32$342K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 66
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY22End FY22
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$332K$345K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Total assetsLn 16$332K$345K
LiabilitiesLn 26$204$3K
Net assetsLn 32$332K$342K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$116K$58K$35K$23K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$245K$123K$74K$49K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$0
Management feesLn 11a$2K$1K$645$430
Legal feesLn 11b$1$1
Accounting feesLn 11c$668$334$200$134
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$14K$14K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$247$124$74$49
Office expensesLn 13$10K$5K$3K$2K
Information technologyLn 14$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$0
TravelLn 17$22K$22K
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$3K$1K$775$516
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$0
InsuranceLn 23$1K$521$312$208
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$3K$1K$815$545
All other expensesLn 24e$333$168$98$67
Total functional expensesLn 25$416K$226K$114K$76K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $614K$721K−$107K$138K 990 PDF
FY2024 $581K$519K$62K$245K 990 PDF
FY2023 $368K$527K−$159K$183K 990 PDF
FY2022 Viewing $427K$416K$10K$342K 990 PDF
FY2021 $376K$312K$64K$332K 990 PDF
FY2020 $244K$22K$222K$268K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $426,627 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $375,874$189,668
I-9 Program service revenue$190,362
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenue$46,597
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $375,874$426,627
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $259,984$361,450
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $52,170$54,703
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $312,154$416,153
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $63,720$10,474
Part VI · Governance 8 of 8 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body8
VI-1b Independent voting members8
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $426,627 across 9 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$189,668
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$189,668
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $190,362$190,362
VIII-3 Investment income$0
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assets$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$46,597
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $190,362$426,627
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $416,153 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $58,185 · Management $34,911 · Fundraising $23,274$116,370
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $122,540 · Management $73,524 · Fundraising $49,016$245,080
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefits$0
IX-10 Payroll taxes$0
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $1,075 · Management $645 · Fundraising $430$2,150
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $1$1
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $334 · Management $200 · Fundraising $134$668
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $13,632$13,632
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $124 · Management $74 · Fundraising $49$247
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $4,901 · Management $2,940 · Fundraising $1,960$9,801
IX-14 Information technology$0
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 Occupancy$0
IX-17 TravelPrograms $21,525$21,525
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $1,292 · Management $775 · Fundraising $516$2,583
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortization$0
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $521 · Management $312 · Fundraising $208$1,041
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $1,362 · Management $815 · Fundraising $545$2,722
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $168 · Management $98 · Fundraising $67$333
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $225,660 · Management $114,294 · Fundraising $76,199$416,153
Part X · Balance sheet $345,447 assets, 18 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $332,086$345,447
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$0
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$0
X-4 Accounts receivable$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, net$0
X-11 Publicly traded securities$0
X-12 Other securities$0
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assets$0
X-15 Other assets$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $332,086$345,447
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $204$3,091
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $204$3,091
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $331,882$342,356
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $331,882$342,356
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $332,086$345,447
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $342,356 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$426,627
XI-2 Total expenses$416,153
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$10,474
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$331,882
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$342,356

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